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   Lizapotter New Member

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   Can anybody explain to me what is Boyce-Codd normal form (or BCNF) ? What is it's importance in database design and how a table can be in BCNF form

    

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   Boyce-Codd normal form (or BCNF) is a slightly stronger version of the third normal form (3NF).
   
   A table is in Boyce-Codd normal form if and only if, for every one of its dependencies X → Y, X is a superkey

    

   shabbir, Feb 24, 2009

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